The Palgrave Handbook of Shakespeare's Queens
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Description
Of Shakespeare's thirty-seven plays, fifteen include queens. This collection gives these characters their due as powerful early modern women and agents of change, bringing together new perspectives from scholars of literature, history, theater, and the fine arts. Essays span Shakespeare's career and cover a range of famous and lesser-known queens, from the furious Margaret of Anjou in the 'Henry VI' plays to the quietly powerful Hermione in 'The Winter's Tale'; from vengeful Tamora in 'Titus Andronicus' to Lady Macbeth. Early chapters situate readers in the critical concerns underpinning any discussion of Shakespeare and queenship: the ambiguous figure of Elizabeth I, and the knotty issue of gender presentation. The focus then moves to analysis of issues such as motherhood, intertextuality, and contemporary political contexts; close readings of individual plays; and investigations of rhetoric and theatricality. Featuring twenty-five chapters with a rich variety of themes and methodologies, this handbook is an invaluable reference for students and scholars, and a unique addition to the fields of Shakespeare and queenship studies.
ISBN
978-3-319-74518-3
Publication Date
2018
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
City
Cham, Switzerland
Keywords
Shakespeare, Theater, Characters, Queens
Disciplines
Theatre and Performance Studies | Theatre History
Recommended Citation
Brown, Carolyn E.; Finn, Kavita Mudan; and Schutte, Valerie, "The Palgrave Handbook of Shakespeare's Queens" (2018). All USF Faculty Authored Books. 36.
https://repository.usfca.edu/faculty_books_all/36
